Frenzied crowds greet Pope Francis in Brazil

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Pope Francis gestures to journalists during his direct papal flight to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, 22 July 2013. Francis, the 76-year-old Argentine who became the church's first pontiff from the Americas in March, returns to the embrace of Latin America to preside over the Roman Catholic Church's World Youth Day festival. Behind him is Alberto Gasparri, Vatican official in charge of Papal visits (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)